Increasing interest in the use of tumor markers in the clinical management of cancer patients
has encouraged development of guidelines by local, national and international groups …

Because these assays are generally more expensive than most other routinely performed
biochemical analyses, it is important that they are performed in a cost-effective manner. The …

Background: Increasing interest in implementing the practice of evidence-based medicine in
oncology has encouraged the development of clinical guidelines, many of which include …

Background: An audit of tumour marker requests was carried out in Northern Ireland. The
aims were to establish the extent of inappropriate requesting, to effect change in request …

We present here for comment and constructive critical appraisal the first draft of the new
NACB Guidelines on the use of Tumor Markers in the clinic. The preparation of these draft …

Tumor markers are often heterogeneous substances that may be present in elevated
concentrations in the serum of cancer patients. Typically measured by immunoassay, they …

Tumour markers are defined as substances, measured by laboratory techniques, which are
useful in the management of the patient with cancer. In this review the current clinical use …

Serum determinations of tumor markers have become indispensable in the diagnosis and
management of cancer and, by consequence, play an important role in clinical practice …

Background: This report presents updated National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry
Laboratory Medicine Practice Guidelines summarizing quality requirements for the use of …